I Can Only Love You Reluctantly (A LIGHT NOVEL)

Chapter 3

Converting your feelings into words and finally saying it to that one particular person, they say, is one of the best feeling in the world.

Yes, it should be. However, for Yra's case, after saying those words, instead of feeling better, she felt awkward.

Lalo pa yata siyang nai-istres!

It wasn't just about the SHUT UP book. It was because the person she was talking to just continued reading, without even saying any single word!

Parang nakikipag-usap lang siya sa hangin. She didn't feel offended though, eh ilang taon na niyang nararanasan 'yon.

Feeling that it is useless to continue talking, she accepted her fate of being invisible in the eyes of Asher and remained silent.

Well, at least nasabi niya ang gusto niyang sabihin. Alam naman niyang wala lang kay Asher ang pinaggagagawa niya noon at lalo na ang pagpapaliwanag at paghingi niya ng paumanhin ngayon.

She just did it for herself, para sa ikatatahimik ng kalooban niya.

At ngayong nakapagpaliwanag na siya, unti-unti na siyang nakakahinga ng maluwag. Pakiramdam niya biglang umangat ang mabigat na batong nakadagan sa puso niya.

She closed her eyes. It really feels good to be alone sometimes. Well, she considered herself to be alone since Asher has his own world. Her troubled mind relaxed and her heart calmed down.

"...si Villa."

However, that good feeling was disturbed once she heard that familiar voice.

Nang lumingon siya sa entrance kung saan ito nagmumula, bigla na lang nagpaalala sa isip niya ang English word na 'hide'.

Gagawin talaga sana niya iyon kung hindi lang niya nasalubong ang isang pares ng matang nasa likod ng makapal na salamin, sa tabi nito'y may isa pang pares ng matang matalim ang tingin sa kanya.

Pakiramdam niya'y pabagsak na bumalik ang mabigat na bato sa pagkakadagan sa puso niya.

"Finally, nagpakita na rin siya."

Nag-iwas man siya ng tingin ay alam niyang palapit na sa kanya ang dalawang lalaking nakita niya sa entrance.

"Miss Zaphyra Villa, stop pretending you didn't see us."

Yra rolled her eyes. He has such a soft body yet a fierce voice. She looked at the two new comers, both are wearing senior high school male uniform and both are skinny yet one can tell that the other guy has a softer body.

The other one, despite being thin, has a harder and straight body with black rimmed thick glasses on his eyes.

"Hi Shelly, hi Chief Ed."

The girly guy rolled his eyes and glared at her while the other one just nodded.

"As a journalist, as a responsible journalist, one should make no mistake, as in zero mistake regarding names, especially name of the ones involved. You understand?"

Yra can't help but giggle after seeing the guy speaking while gritting his teeth.

"Okay, okay Sheldon," she surrendered, only then did the guy's mood slightly improved.

"Ikaw na ang bahala diyan Chief," bumaling si Sheldon sa lalaking nakasalamin. "Baka hindi ko siya matansya at gawin ko siyang mushroom soup."

Hearing those words, Yra pouted. Sensitive siya sa salitang mushroom. May double meaning kasi 'yon kapag siya ang tinutukoy.

Una, dahil susulpot lamang siya sa meeting nilang journalist kapag umuulan, este kapag gusto niya. Pangalawa, dahil sa height niya, kaya ayaw na ayaw niyang magdala ng payong kahit alam niyang uulan.